The National tribune., 1887-12-22

of Pacific Junction, Iowa, who recently COM
| planned of being blackballed by a GAR. Post
| because he is in the saloon business. He says
Cline is keeping a saloon, where the law forbids
the business, and as GAR. men are law-abid-
| ing citizens, he was properly rejected.
| $. L. Ashton, Seward, Neb., wants to know
what regiment it was that repulsed the rebel
assault on our right flank at the battle of Jen-
kens's Ferry, Ark. April 80. 1864.
Lewis Marvill, Co. +, 9th Mich. III. A., Park
vile. Mich, says that Comrade w. III. Weber,
9th Mich. is somewhat in error in his state
ment of the loss of that regiment at Baton
| Rouge, Aug ), 1862. The " American EncyclO-
| pedia" is good authority, but the official re-
ports better, and the latter gives the loss Of
the regiment as 20 killed, 43 wounded and 6
| missing.
G. L. Martin, Co. C, 36th Ohio, Council Bluffs,
| Iowa, objects TO a recent statement that Crooks
| Division never wore the red fve-pointed star.
| The Seth Ohio wore it as the First Brigade of
| Crooks Division, and the writer has one yet.
He also finds fault with Comrade Learned, 18th
| Ohio, who claimed that that regiment furnish
| cd the oarsmen for the expedition from Chat
| tanOOga to Browns Ferry. He knows that
there was a large detail from the 36th Ohio,
and he made one Of the detail, while Serg't
John Jennings, of his regiment, had charge Of
| the boat he was in.
| A. J. SchracS. Co. A. 105th Pa, Second Bril-
| gade, Third Division, Sixth Corps, Wilmington,
| Del, says that no part of the Sixth Corps was
| driven back ut the battle of Opequan, but that
the Nineteenth Corps was. He says that the
Sixth Corps did fall back, but it was only after
i the Nineteenth Corps had been driven so far
back as to expose their flank, and they fell back
| then only to cover the gap.
George f. Brawner, 25th Wis, Chama, N. NJ,
says his regiment was part of the Second Bri-
| gade First Division, Seventeenth Corps, and
| m rood at Sol hat Wi hst m
the story of Comrade Bull, of the sd Wis. The
ed Wis. was also engaged aud was gallant
regiment, but he wants it distinctly understood
that the 25th had its foot in it.
Ruel Merrill, Co. b, Sd Me-, Augusta, Me-,
says that the Sd Me. really covered the retreat
after the first Bull Run. The regiment was on
the extreme right, and it was some time alter
the retreat began that they knew of our defeat,
and in retiring were pushed very hard by the
rebels. Their Colonel, (nOw General Oliver
o. Howard, was at the front as far as the regi-
ment went, and with it to the end.
Allen Sacra, Co. /, 18th Ind, Quincy. ILL.,,
sends an extended story of the death of Col.
Washington, of Gen. Lees staff, in West Vir-
ginia, which comedies with recent publications;
but so much has already been published ON this
subject that it is considered concluded.
Isaac T.. Cotton, Battery ID, list Wis. III. A.,
| Montgomery, Mich, wants the revenues let
alone until the Government can keep its prom
Use to the soldiers of 1861. If it does not, ii
cannot expect to have help again in case Of war.
o. S. Barrett, 4th Mich, Adrian, Mich, IN
dorses the communications of Comrades Hol-
ston Chicago Dragons, and Frank Smith, Co
A, 36th Wis, about the cr0akers and towards
who stayed at home during the war, and are
now endeavOring to belittle the claims Of old
soldiers.
L. A. Yontz, Sergeant-Major, ODD Ill. M'td
Inf, Jerome, Kan, tells Conrade Eastman, Sd
- tbot tha tot htrrY, iF,E 4 he
night before the charge at LovejOy Station was
Jonesboro. Most of the town was destroyed
with several miles of the railroad, under orders
but the next morning the rebs made it so warm
for them that they pulled out before complet-
ing the job.
Edward Barton, Co. A, 9th Ohio, and 5tt
regiment Haneock's Veterans, Belle Court Wis.
says he was mule driver during q consider
able part of the war, and thinks the mule
drivers as class have not been given sufficient
credit II il had not been for them there would
have been few rations and less ammunition.
band of teamsters made charge at Wildcat
KY, when with Gen. BuelPs army, and drove
the rebels back long enough to fill their wagon.
with forage and get away.
G. A. j. CASTILLO, Syracuse, y. Y, Is anxious
that some old soldier Of the Army of the POto
mac should write the story Of Burnside{
muddy march " in February, 1868. He wOulC
also like to know the address of Gen. Lew Wal
lace.
Augustus Baragee. Co. III, 18th Wis, Bartlett
Oak, thinks some of his old comrades should
write history of the regiment.
G. X. Jenree, Lancaster, o., says he is an ole
subscriber to THE NATIONAL tribune, anC
would not discontinue it for any thing. No
long ago he saw single item in the paper whicl
was worth 500 to him.
w. F. WestfalI, Co. c, 10th w. Va, Linz
Creek, Mo-, belonged to the Eighth Corps a
Cedar Creek, and was cut off by the enemy il
the surprise at daylight. He managed TO flanl
the rebels, and as he was unable to get to hi
own command, Joined the Nineteenth Corps anC
fought with them all day. lie says that corp.
did some of the hardest fighting he ever saw.
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